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6. Airfoils and Wings - Virginia Tech

6. Airfoils and Wings The primary lifting surface of an aircraft is its wing. The wing has a finite length called its wing span. If the wing is sliced with a plane parallel to the x-z plane of the aircraft, the intersection of the wing surfaces with that plane is called an airfoil. This airfoil shape can be

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